Marcos Maniacs

--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Don Lattimer" <donlattimer@p...> wrote:
> Hi Dave and Maniacs,
> 
> I just found a letter from Marcos Cars Ltd. dated 25 June 1971 to 
the 
> original owner of my car (3M5759).  It states: "The rear axle and 
> rear brakes are Ford Corsair 2000 with a ratio of 3.77:1".  I 
checked 
> my ratio and it is in fact 3.77:1.  Guess that solves that part of 
> the mystery.
> 
> Now.....I found brake shoes at NAPA for a 4 cyl Capri that fit 
> perfect.  

 Don,
 Can you post the parts # for the brake shoes?
 Thanx,
 Paul
>Are the Cortina, Capri, and Corsair axles all basically the 
> same (disregarding the different ratios available)??  Would the 
> seals, etc. be interchangeable? 
> 
> I'll figure this out yet!  I'm on the Capri, Cortina, Reliant 
> Scimitar, and Tvr lists so somebody must know the answers.
> 
> Don Lattimer
> #3M5759
> Willits, CA
> (now ready to tackle speedometer problem)
> 
> --- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "dave barton" <dbarton62@y...> wrote:
> > Hey Group,
> >         Another inquiry about rear axle source...........
> >  The rear axle on my car has the #'s...105E 4025B and 9J30 cast 
> into 
> > the carrier housing. I have the rear housinG torn apart and the 
#'s 
> > 9-34 are stamped into the pinion gear and what I am assuming is a 
> part 
> > # that reads 2930E-4610-F. From the 9-34 I am taking that it is a 
> 3.77
> > ratio rear end,the number of teeth on the ring and pinion confirm 
> > that. Is this a Capri or Cortina rear axle?? I have been told 
from 
> the 
> > cortina group that the 2 rear ends were pretty much identical up 
to 
> a 
> > certain point.
> >                           Cheers Dave #5511